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by Rashel Dan, Ras

How it All Begins

If you're suffering from the condition, don't buy anti-fungal medicine just yet. It is important that you first understand why you have an infection in the first place. Understanding the origins of nail fungus can help you pinpoint the right treatment for you.

Exposure to Fungus - You can get nail fungal infection if you get exposed to fungi. They usually thrive in moist and warm areas like public showers, pools and the like. Infection can begin if you have a skin cut or a gap between your nail and your toe flesh. Fungi can creep into the small opening. A nail fungal infection can begin as a small white dot on your nail. In time, it will begin to get worse. If you don't do anything about it, you could end up with yellow or dark nails with ragged edges.

Nails that are infected are discolored and disfigured. This may encourage some to cover up with socks and shoes. Unfortunately, fungi thrive in warm and closed environments like footwear. Covering up with non-porous footwear can make the infection worse.

Possible Treatment

As mentioned, you have a lot of treatment options. These may come in the form of oral medication or chemical nail applications. For mild fungal infection cases, these may already be sufficient to take care of the problem. In some cases though, the treatment could prolong from six months to one year. There are also times when medication may not take care of the problem completely.

Oral Medications - There is one other problem related to fungal medication. Oral medication in particular can result in some side effects. If you use some medicines for a very long period of time, you could even suffer from liver problems.

Natural Treatment

Going for natural treatment is also an option. Some products with natural ingredients may not be as or more effective than chemical treatments. They however, have an obvious edge. Natural products don't just work against the infection. They also help nourish the nails and skin and do not promote serious side effects. In other words, treating nail fungi with a good natural product will not put your health at risk. Some natural ingredients to look out for are jojoba oil, tea tree oil, lemongrass and vitamin E.

Prevention

Prevention - You can save yourself a lot of trouble through prevention. Avoid walking barefoot in wet public places. You should also keep your feet clean and dry and your nails neatly trimmed. Whenever the occasion and weather will allow, consider giving your feet some air by wearing open sandals or flip flops.

Fungi are everywhere, they are neither animals nor plants, and constitute a unique kingdom in nature. The most known are those found in forests. They are large and called macrofungi. But they can be very small too, such as the ones that affect your nails. They are small enough to enter into any open space they find on your nail. And that is no small task. Your nails act as a very strong and effective barrier against fungus, but if the fungi find a breach, the same toughness is applied backwards, and thus is very hard to get rid of the fungus for good.

Nail fungus treatments are long. They usually take up to 18 months of daily check up of your feet or hands. But, it is better than to live with the fungus. Nail fungus infections are embarrassing. People won't even look at you if you're at the beach. And you can't blame them cause you would do the same, so you end up wearing socks all day, when in reality you need to let your feet breathe as much as they can.

Of course, you can avoid all the embarrassing issues if you decide to not overlook this common infection. There are plenty of articles on the web that can help you with nail fungus prevention, some I have written myself, but the main advice is to let your feet breath and avoid contagious environments. These environments are warm and wet or moist. A perfect example of pro nail fungus infections environments would be public showers. Avoid them at all costs, or if that is not possible, wear sandals. Getting accustomed to this is a pain in the rear, but you'll find out is the best you can do.

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